​It was mainly the need to capture and keep memories that made me decide to do photography.

​My advice to anyone who wanted to do photography is for them to just do it. In almost everything, it all comes down to you having the courage to do it regardless of any restrictions that you'll be facing, may they be a lack of proper equipments or something else.

​I try to always have my (actually not so cheap) Contax T3 with me. Other cameras I love to use include a Canon AE-1, a Contax G2, a Yashica T5D, a Minox 35GL as well as an old Kodak Instamatic 400 and a Nimslo 3D and some others. My mother used to collect cameras, so from time to time I sneak into her room and get a new one to try.

​Why analog? Cause it makes me think first and then shoot. Why cheap? I don't like to handle too much equipment. It's slowing down my work and I'll get annoyed.

So what I love about having a simple camera is that I always have it with me. It's small, light, cheap and I don't have to fear if it breaks or gets stolen. Actually it's already been twice that someone snatched my Yashica out of my pocket, but gave it back or dropped it cause they were thinking it's worthless.

What I like about photography is how it feeds our curiosity to discover and see everything there is. To collect memories and traveling was definitely the reason why I decided to give photography a shot.

What I love about film photography is how it ​slows me down and for me to think more about the picture I want to shoot more than anything. Especially with medium format film, when you can only shoot 12 or 16 pictures.When I'm shooting with my Rolleiflex or Pentacon Six TL, I just love seeing the world through its viewfinder. No digital display can ever give you this kind of feeling. There's something magical happens when you turn the focus wheel and play with the depth of field. Everything around me starts to blur out and there is only me and my subject until I'd hear the sound of the shutter.

I'm an audio-visual media designer and part of my job is to work as cameraman. That's why I got addicted to cameras and to see the world through a viewfinder. Digital photography bores me quickly and after seeing some lomography pictures, I instantly knew that it will be my new way of taking pictures.

​Limitations are all inside your mind. It's illusory. It's not the camera that takes the picture, it's you! Play around with different types of film, filters and light conditions and free your mind from all the borders in your head thinking I can't do this and that.

I own a couple of cameras but probably the one that I consider to be my favorite is the Nikon AF600 / Lite Touch which I purchased for only 5 euro.

What I enjoy about using a cheap camera is how simple they can be and keeping it simple is fun. I can carry several cameras with different films in it and the results are often surprising. I find that film and point & shoot cameras are great for street photography.

I started doing film photography back in the '90s and went back to it around 4 year ago when I got my old LOMO LC-A fixed. I wanted to find out what I can do with cheap cameras as equipment these days are pretty expensive.

​People used to say that simple is better. I like to think the same thing. I love that the cheap SLR cameras makes me think more about photography than the camera itself. Load it with a film, drag, shoot, develop. Then that's it! Voila!

The time when I started doing photography was after my father gave me a digital camera as a gift for my birthday. I guess that's how everything started for me.

​Tools and equipment says nothing about photography as a whole. Mainly focus yourself on what kind of images you wanted to create before concerning about the tools and stuff.

​Photography came to me as a gift. It was one of my best friends who persuaded me years ago to buy a really cheap and simple analogue camera which is the Lomo Sardina. Wrapped in adhesive tape now to prevent it from falling into pieces, I still pretty much using it to this day.

​My favorite camera was a gift from my grandpa. It was his Pentax ME from the 1970s. I love to imagine the people and places that it already seen through its lens, and excited to take her to new adventures. I prefer to load it with the Fuji Superia 400 and the Ilford Delta 400 for taking black and white images.

I instantly fell in love with the process of photography. Often I am blown away by the atmosphere it creates. Having a marginal knowledge about photography techniques, equipment and the so-called rules I'm able to play and mess around with my camera.

​I love the moment of surprise when the film is finally developed. Often it turns out as a proof of my lack of knowledge. At times I can't even remember the occasion or place where it was taken because everything changed into something new and unique once on film. The way it creates something without directly controlling the results is what fascinates me so much about film photography. In contrast to my work studying in theatre, mostly directing, it turned out to be a liberating and essential part of my creative language and work progress – spontaneous and uncontrollable.

Whether you know about exposure time, lens types, aperture; whether you have the newest, hippest and most expensive camera model and equipment – or NOT, just grab a camera and walk around with your eyes wide open. Let people enter your imagination, world and emotion.

​Two of my favorite cameras are the Minolta SRT 303 and the Canon AE-1 as both are very easy to handle. Currently, I use all kinds of films with it. Like Kodak, Fuiji and Agfa films, some of which are expired. The results are different each time and I find them tremendously interesting.

​I love the fact that you create a unique moment for eternity. Nothing can change that. In a way it's about dealing with all the questions about life and death, living together with other human beings, from the way we act and our perspectives.

For me photography started almost instantly, in one afternoon. My dad is a passionate analogue photographer his whole life. I'm particularly impressed by his photos of my mother. His pictures emanates elegance, pureness and pride. From my experience, these traits are mostly common with analogue photography which is why I'm passionate about it too.

In a blink of an eye you create one unique moment, a frame of life which will never look the same again. Try to see more than you allow yourself to see.

I only have my lovely Praktica PCL3. I usually use 400 color films from the old DDR times. I don't like fancy stuff. I'm somebody who like to just keep it simple. I don't need a army of objectives or anything to explain my work.

If you take photographs using films, you must think before shooting that each image must be perfect in a way. Digital photography sure can provide you with dozens of pictures but it confuses your mind to decide which one's the best from those multitude of shots I think. Analog photography teaches the eyes and the mind to see more clearly without the clutter.

It was back in 2011 that I started this passion for photography. Took 3 years off from it then came earlier this year when my girlfriend left me. Making me a little depressed. So I started my own therapy to go out in nature and take pictures of it. The whole process reminded me again how beautiful life can be. Photography serves as an instrument to keep good memories.

The camera as well as the films are nothing but tools. You must listen to that inner voice in you. Stop reading complex-for-smart-people books on photography... just go out there and teach yourself.

When I take photos I'm usually in a hurry. In that quick moment I need to have a camera that could keep up. So about a year ago I found one. The Pentax Spotmatic. It's an analog SLR 35mm camera which I got for just 20 Euros that includes a 58mm Helios lens. I love the camera 'cause it's robust, it got a TTL and works really well. During day time I often use my Rollei RPX400. I think the film for it cost around 3.50 Euro. For night time shoot I use the Ilford 3200 and push it up to 6400 or 12800. It's a bit expensive though at 7 Euro. It comes with 35 frames, you just need to think really hard on what type of images you want to make the most of it.

I develop them at home with Rodinal then get the negatives scanned at the Art Academy with an Imacon scanner. Before I was even allowed to use the scanner I'd just simply took a photo of the negatives digitally and process the images from there.

One of the great things about film photography is its limitations. Such limitations often leads to new inventions. Going analog gives you the opportunity to just concentrate on what's important. Hopefully to a point where you just take a photo and know immediately that it's already perfect without you having to edit it anymore. This is not Hollywood, so imperfections can be a privilege.

Most photographers today started with analog photography before using digital cameras. I started working with digital photography then after a year or something I decided to do analog photography because I wanted to take a risk... an adventure. And it still feels like it is even today.

I got 2 cheap cameras, which basically costs around the same price and both I'm using all the time. One is my Asahi Pentax Spotmatic with a Takumar 50/2.0 lens. I got it from Ebay for about 28 Euro and I do almost all my 35mm work with it. It's a very robust camera from the '60s and it never let me down.

My everyday camera is a Yashica T3 super with a Zeiss Tessar 35/2.8. It's a simple plastic point and shooter. I use all kinds of film with it, but mostly Kodak Tri-X, Portra, Fuji Superia, Ilford Fp4 and some random, long ago expired films I usually get from fleamarkets and store them in my fridge.

With minimal equipment it's all about the photo you are about to take and the world you want to create within it. It also enables me to take my cameras to places and situations I wouldn't normally dare to take anything expensive or fragile. Working with film also makes every shot count. It helps me and the people I photograph to concentrate on what matters.

There never was a decisive moment where I decided to do photography. I only started to regularly pick up a camera about a year ago. It just happened! I don't know where it will lead me but I'm looking forward to the ride.

You only have access to a simple type of photography? Good. Technique is something everyone can learn, equipment something everyone can buy. It's your ideas, concepts and dreams that are unique and need your attention. Get a cheap camera and just start. You'll learn on the way.

I'm using a Nikon FE and Olympus OM-1. Nowadays we can get high-quality cameras and glasses at a very low price, most of the people are diving in the exuberance of going digital (because of its simplicity). As a result people are selling or giving out great analog cameras for free, I believe that in the years to come all this cameras will become desirable again, at some point people will just get tired of the plastic perfection of digital photography, so now is the moment to buy a fantastic Rolleiflex for 250 dollars or a Olympus OM1 for a 100 dollars.

I was born in Chile, and when I was 10 years old my stepfather gave me an old 35mm Russian Zenit camera, from then on I started taking pictures all the time, becoming the official photographer among my friends. Every trip I'm having fun trying to save every special moments, and I got them!. Many years later, during my time studying music, I got a scholarship to study piano in New York, and during my time there I got a hold of camera, the feeling was like riding a bicycle and I was again in love with photography. I also appreciates the versatility of digital cameras but not for long. I also had the oportunity to work helping some photographer and filmmaker friends, absorbing everything like a sponge. One year later one of those friends of mine gave me a Nikon FE and there was no way back… analog is the way to go if you love photography, and if you really want go deeper in learning about light and composition, because every frame you shoot will cost you money and effort, so your eyes must be very accurate in understanding how light and composition works.

There should be no reason for you to not get started on photography, everyone is taking photos even with their smartphones, but based on my experience you should really take it seriously when you start using analog, because your relationship with photography becomes a romantic journey, and you get such a quality back! That should inspire you to keep on learning and learning and learning.

You can do analog photography for at a low price. Nowadays I have a film loader (which I got for 15 bucks on Ebay) and I also bought an expired 100 35mm film at about 30 bucks. Then I also get myself every now and then some 35mm rolls for around $1.50 each. I develop them at home for less than 50 cents a roll using Xtol then later scan the film in my Epson V750 scanner which I got for $250. So if really want to do it, you'll never run out of ideas and resources to accomplish it.

I would like to inspire other people to take that old camera in their parent's house and go get some cheap expired films (be sure to store them in a freezer) and go out to hunt for those special moments to save, and PLEASE don’t take boring pictures! Take your time to consider composition… and to tell a story through your images.ANALOG HAS SOUL!!!

Buy used/old photography books and go to exhibitions and put your attention to what really matters. When you overcome the technical stuff then you are ready to bring not only your aesthetics but such substantial content as well. It’s our heart and our emotions which will make people see and tell you that you are doing it well in photography or any other creative pursuits, and you shall feel that you are in the right direction, connected with the essence of Art.

The camera that I'm using is the Praktica MTL 5 with Domiplan 50mm 2.8 and Fujicolor Superia 200 (21 Euro for camera and lens). I started with analog photography a month ago. First it was just curiosity and I simply wanted to know if I am able to handle an old camera. The Praktica was my first SLR camera back in my teenage years.. and all pictures were blurry and not really good. Now, after years with a digital camera and so much more experience, I wanted to give it a new try. Taking pictures with an analog camera requires slow movement. One must act very carefully, you think about every picture instead of just pressing the shutter like I usually would with my digital camera ( And maybe 3 or five times more just to be sure). You feel such anticipation, but not just from pressing the shutter to loading the pictures to your PC, it lasts from looking through the viewfinder, planning the picture, pressing the shutter, sending the film to the lab, waiting for the response, downloading the scans and the first review... and the feeling still lasts considering that it was 2 weeks ago when I got my first analog picture scans.

As a child I'm in love with painting. Every free minute I have I would paint pictures from the gardens, animals, the sunset, flowers, my family, houses and every thing I could possibly see. I was not that bad but never satisfied with myself. Later I started to draw people such as celebrities or people from my family. I tried to be as realistic as possible but drawing people is not easy and I failed again and again. Then a friend of mine got an old Praktica camera with 3 different lenses. She taught me how to use it and from that day on I became so fascinated by photography. Such an easy way to capture portraits of people. Since that day I always have a camera with me.

It's true that it's not the camera that makes good pictures, it's the person that uses the camera. So use the camera you carry with you and use it the best way you can.

I own 15 cameras, 2 of which are digital and 13 are analogue. My cheapest one is a yellow Holga 120 GCFN from the Lomography online shop, a bargain for less than 40 Euro. I'm using different films with it, often expired and/or lomography films.

With my Holga, I especially like the crispy and sharp center, the blurry edges and the vignette. From time to time you'll get a "fat roll“ (which happens when the roll of film wasn't correctly wound up) causing light leaks... that can give some really nice effects. Expired films can bring cool surprises too!

I always enjoyed taking pictures. And when digital cameras came out, I bought myself a Sony V1 and later a Canon DSLR with several lenses and a Leica X1. But digital photography started to bore me one day and at that time I visited a lomography exhibition at a music festival, some time in 2009. I was fascinated by the images. The colors, contrasts, the mood and the fact that most of the photography rules (i.e. golden section/ratio) were ignored. A few month later I bought myself a Diana Mini… no.1 of 13 in my collection by now…

My advice to those people who wanted to pursue photography but feels like they can't because they don't have their hands on the latest equipment is for them to just buy a cheap camera or a used old camera, go get some films and start shooting! You can buy expired films or cheap films at drugstores. Maybe you can start developing your own films at home. That saves money and brings a lot of fun.

I own multiple cameras but the cheapest one is probably is my Zenit 11, which I bought for 15 Euro and I load it with all kinds of 35 mm films, especially the Agfa APX 100.

What I love about using minimal photography equipment is the straight away and unpretentious handling. It's easy to take the camera with me anywhere, and I'm getting amazing results most of the time.

What I would say to those people who wanted to do photography in the simplest way possible is for them to never hesitate to take a picture, just try it out, use double or triple exposure and stay awake and alert for unconventional results.

In addition, stay tune to the changing conditions of the light, make use of it and don’t try to think of projects in such an organized kind of way. Meaning just take chances and always have the camera with you during those moments.

Currently living in Simmerath, Germany. You can find Diana in an area called "Eifel", which is a nature reserve.

When asked what's your cheapest camera she replied, "My cheapest camera? Let me think... I think I bought my Agfa Clack for 1 Euro on a flea market. I use different 120 roll of films with her. I just love slide films!"

I love the results, you can't manipulate the process very much because you don't have that much settings with cheap cameras. I also love the results of expired films... you'll never know what you get!

Taking pictures is something I love ever since as a child. Everytime we went for holidays it was me who's taking pictures. The first camera I own was something I bought back in the '90s, a Minolta X-300. Currently, I have a little camera collection with some really old ones. And all of them are in good working condition and I still use them.

I think there is no need for a very expensive, technical 'perfect' camera... when you are interested in taking pictures, your point of view is the main thing that counts. You can take wonderful pictures with 'old ladies'... try it out!

Photography is my passion. Every morning I'd decide which camera will ride with me throughout the day. Every possibility and opportunity to take pictures is enjoyed. After work I travel to places and take some pictures in the area. It ease my mind, and I could just take time to slow down.